Passage Research
Genesis 49 — Sermon Preparation
Jacob calls his twelve sons together and delivers a poem of prophecy and blessing for each of them before he dies. Below is a research summary for Genesis 49, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 33
- verses
- 368 / 226
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 18
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 49 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּרָכָה | Bᵉrâkâh | H1293 | 6 | benediction, prosperity |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 7 | father |
| יַעֲקֹב | Yaʻăqôb | H3290 | 5 | Jaakob |
| קָבַר | qâbar | H6912 | 4 | inter |
| אָסַף | ʼâçaph | H622 | 4 | gather, receive |
| רָבַץ | râbats | H7257 | 3 | crouch, recline |
| שָׂדֶה | sâdeh | H7704 | 4 | field |
How preachers through history handled this text
18 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 49, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Jacob blessed every one according to the blessings God in after-times intended to bestow upon them. He spoke about his burial-place, from a principle of faith in the promise of God, that Canaan should be the inheritance of his seed in due time. When he had finished both his blessing and his charge, and so had finished his testimony, he addressed himself to his dying work. He gathered up his feet into the bed, not only as one patiently submitting to the stroke, but as one cheerfully composing himself to rest, now that he was weary. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 49:28–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Shiloh— Gen 49:10
- Sidon— Gen 49:13
- Canaan— Gen 49:30
- Machpelah— Gen 49:30
- Mamre— Gen 49:30
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